Flying Solo

[Connor Kent]

After they switched seats Ayden came back. Her surprise was clear and she still didn't seem to happy, but she sat down next to Connor and put her hand on his leg. He looked at her and smiled.

Then she launched into an interrogation of the new guy and it was Connor's turn to be surprised. Course he didn't show it beyond a raising of the eyebrows. So this was a PI? And she had picked up on it right away. She really was something. And he was after the kid?

He shook his head, feeling at better. He trusted Ayden's judgement and took his hand off his gun, though it was still there if he needed it.

The PI answered Ayden's question- but calling her Nala in the process. He shook his head looking at the guy. "Dude, are you 12?"
he said chuckling. "What's up with all this Lion King crap?"
He'd enjoyed stuff like that as a kid but it wasn't the kind of thing that was ready on the tongue for him to use as nick-names.

Still, he wasn't hurting anybody. Yet. He looked at Nox and then at the new guy. The PI thing put to rest his question as to whether he was interested in Nox- mostly. So, something else.... "You mind trying again? I don't think anyone here thinks you joined us because we looked to be havin' the most fun."


He looked at him, waiting.